1980-2001

By jennifermartin

  • Stepping stone in Women's roles

    By 1984, the number of women in the workforce outnumbered those who stayed at home.

  • Democratic Leadership Council (DLC)

    This was a vehicle for distancing the party from organized labor and Keynesian economics while cultivating the business community.

  • Tax Reform Act of 1986

    This lowered the corporate and income tax rate while simplifying tax code and eliminating loopholes.

  • Operation Rescue

    This was an organization that targeted abortion clinics and pro-choice politicians with confrontational tactics.

  • Collapse of the Berlin Wall

    The Berlin Wall in Germany collapsed

  • Gorbachev resigned

    Gorbachev resigned his office declaring that the Soviet Union no longer existed

  • Conclusion of the Gulf War

    The Gulf War ended

  • 9/11

    Nineteen operative of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization hijacked four passenger planes. One crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center, one into the South tower, and one into the Pentagon.

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